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New Zealand Sires Stakes 3yo Final
The New Zealand Sires Stakes 3yo Final is an event for 3-year-old pacing horses in New Zealand. The race is one of the major harness races in and is contested by the top three-year-old horses, who have to qualify in heats run throughout New Zealand in the preceding six weeks. Until 2021 it was run on the same day as the . Records Most wins by a driver: * 6 - |
Addington, New Zealand
Addington is a major suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is sited south-west of the city centre. As an inner city suburb, Addington has a mix of residential, retail and light industrial properties. History 19th century For the first decade after the founding of Christchurch in 1850, Addington was farmland, consisting of large rural sections. In the early 1860s, the railway was surveyed through the area and subdivision of the larger sections began. Factories moved in; wool and grain sheds opened; and with the industry came working class residential settlement. Development continued throughout the 19th century: the city's sale yards opened in 1874 and the railway workshops were moved to Addington in 1880. By the time the show grounds were opened in 1887, Addington had become an important suburb in the industrial and social life of Christchurch. In 1874 the Addington Prison was built in Lincoln Road; it closed in 1999 and the Mountfort cell block and remaining perimeter w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Reactor
Auckland Reactor is a New Zealand standardbred racehorse bred by Dr. Tony & Anne Parker. He was crowned New Zealand Horse of the Year in two seasons. He was also given the nickname The Reactor Factor because most Trainers supposedly feared him. 3-year-old season (2007–2008) Auckland Reactor's raceday debut was much anticipated, with efforts at the trials leading many people to label him a top horse in the making. He won his debut at Timaru in September 2007. Three more wins followed before he won his first Group One race; the Sires Stakes 3-Year-Old Championship in November, where he came from an outside barrier draw to win easily. He returned to racing in January 2008 with a win. Another two wins in March preceded convincing wins in the Flying Stakes and the New Zealand Derby. In what was to be his final start for the season, he won the Southern Supremacy Stakes, where he recorded the fastest last 800m of a race ever in New Zealand of 54.0 seconds. This completed an undefeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harness Racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australia and New Zealand, races with jockeys riding directly on saddled trotters ( in French) are also conducted. Breeds In North America, harness races are restricted to Standardbred horses, although European racehorses may also be French Trotters or Russian Trotters, or have mixed ancestry with lineages from multiple breeds. Orlov Trotters race separately in Russia. The light cold-blooded Coldblood trotters and Finnhorses race separately in Finland, Norway and Sweden. Standardbreds are so named because in the early years of the Standardbred stud book, only horses who could trot or pace a mile in a ''standard'' time (or whose progeny could do so) of no more than 2 minutes, 30 seconds were admitted to the book. The horses have proportionally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miracle Mile Pace
The Miracle Mile is an Australian harness racing event for Standardbred Horse gait#pace, pacers that was held at Harold Park Racetrack each November until 2008 when the race was switched to Menangle Park Paceway. Prize money has long been among that of Australia's leading harness races and has often included bonuses for speed. History The race was held twice in 1986 due to a change of dates from January to November/December, and again in 1996 due to the postponement of the 1995 race caused by track redesign and construction. When the new track opened in 1996 the race distance was changed from one mile (1609m) to 1760m. The 2007 running was abandoned due to the 2007 Australian equine influenza outbreak, Equine Influenza outbreak. The 2012 race was also delayed until April 2013 due to renovations. Since 2009, the race has been run at Menangle Park, once again at the metric mile distance. The 1400m track length and improved design allowed for faster times. The first winner at the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter Dominion Trotting Championship
:''for winners of the pacing event see: Inter Dominion Pacing Championship'' The Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Grand Final was a race for trotters within the overall Inter Dominion series. The series is held each year, and is a harness racing competition for both trotters and pacers that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. The host of the series is rotated between the 6 harness racing states of Australia and the North and South Islands of New Zealand. However, in recent years the Trotting series has mainly been held in Victoria with other Australian states reluctant to host the series. It forms part of the overall Inter Dominion series for pacers and trotters. The rotation of the Championships was fixed annually at a meeting of the Council, five years in advance. It is held in New Zealand once in each four years. The Championships are held once in each racing year at a time and venue approved by the Council by the completion of the Championships i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter Dominion Pacing Championship
:''for winners of the trotting event see: Inter Dominion Trotting Championship'' The Inter Dominion is a harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. The Inter Dominion was the brain child of Western Australian Trotting Association Chairman Mr. J P Stratton, with the first series held at Gloucester Park, Perth. The host of the series is rotated between the six harness racing states of Australia and the North and South Islands of New Zealand. The rotation of the Championships is fixed annually at a meeting of the council. It is fixed five years in advance. It is held in New Zealand once in each four years. The traditional format is a series of heats held over a two-week period, with the final held in a third. Competitors earn points based on their finishing order in each heat, the 14 horses that accrue the most points over the series go into the Grand Final. The winner is determined by the finishing order in the Grand Final. There i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel J Taylor Mile
The Noel J Taylor Memorial Mile is a Group One race for pacing horses in New Zealand. It is currently held over the distance of 1609 metres (one mile) once a year at Alexandra Park, Auckland, New Zealand. From 2007 to 2018 it was raced over 1700m. Traditionally the race was only for 4 year old pacers. However, from 2013 to 2015 the race was also open to five-year-olds. For the 2022 event it was opened up to all pacers. As well as being a major event in its own right, it is also the key lead-up to the New Zealand Messenger run the following week. Winners list Other major races * Auckland Trotting Cup * New Zealand Trotting Cup * New Zealand Free For All * Great Northern Derby * Dominion Handicap * Rowe Cup * New Zealand Messenger * Inter Dominion Pacing Championship * Inter Dominion Trotting Championship * Miracle Mile Pace See also * Harness racing * Harness racing in New Zealand Harness racing in New Zealand is primarily a professional sport which involves pacing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominion Handicap
The Dominion is a race held at the Addington Raceway each year in Christchurch, New Zealand for standardbred horses. The race is run in November over a distance of 3200 m on the Friday of New Zealand Cup week. It is on the same day as the New Zealand Free For All. It is one of the major harness races for trotters rather than pacers, and is considered to be the trotters equivalent of the New Zealand Trotting Cup. Another similar race is the Rowe Cup held each May in Auckland. Records Most wins: * 3 - Lyell Creek (1999, 2000, 2004) Most wins by a harness racer, driver: * 8 - Anthony Butt (1987, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011) * 4 - J Bryce (1916, 1919, 1928, 1929) * 3 - M F Holmes, Maurice Holmes (1932, 1954, 1955) * 3 - Ricky May (1998, 2010, 2016) Winners list See also * Harness racing * Harness racing in New Zealand Other major races * Rowe Cup * Auckland Trotting Cup * New Zealand Trotting Cup * Great Northern Derby * Noel J Taylor Mile * New Zealand M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowe Cup
The Rowe Cup is a race held annually at Alexandra Park, Auckland, New Zealand for standardbred horses. The Rowe Cup is run over a distance of 3200 m. Along with the Dominion Handicap raced at Addington Raceway it is one of the major harness races for trotters rather than pacers. Records Most wins: * 3 - Lyell Creek (2000, 2001, 2004) Most wins by a driver: * 6 - Tony Herlihy (1991, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2022) * 5 - Peter Wolfenden (1960, 1968, 1969, 1977, 1980) * 4 - Anthony Butt (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004) * 4 - Maurice McKendry (1986, 1992, 1993, 2008) * 4 - J T Paul (1926, 1927, 1935, 1936) * 4 - R Young (1946, 1949, 1950, 1952) * 3 - M F Holmes (1956, 1959, 1961) * 3 - L J Mahoney (1938, 1939, 1941) * 3 - W Orange (1920, 1922, 1923) Winners list The following are winners of the Rowe Cup: Other major races * Dominion Handicap * Inter Dominion Trotting Championship * Inter Dominion Pacing Championship * Auckland Trotting Cup * New Zealand Trotting Cup * Great Northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Northern Derby
The Great Northern Derby is a harness racing event for 3 year old standardbreds. It is a major event for 3 year old colts and geldings in New Zealand. It is run at Alexandra Park in Auckland, on the same night as the Auckland Cup in early March. The stake of $400,000 is the richest for 3-year-olds in Australasia. Records Most wins by an owner: * 4 - R A McKenzie (1963, 1968, 1971, 1984) Winners list Other major races * Auckland Trotting Cup * New Zealand Trotting Cup * New Zealand Free For All * New Zealand Trotting Derby * Noel J Taylor Mile * New Zealand Messenger * Rowe Cup * Dominion Handicap * Inter Dominion Pacing Championship * Inter Dominion Trotting Championship See also * Harness racing * Harness racing in New Zealand Harness racing in New Zealand is primarily a professional sport which involves pacing and trotting competitions for Standardbred racehorses. The difference is the horse's gait or running style: * pacing is where the two legs on the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland Trotting Cup
The Auckland Pacing Cup which is sometimes referred to as the Auckland Trotting Cup or merely the Auckland Cup is a race held at Alexandra Park in Auckland, New Zealand for Standardbred horses. It is one of the two major harness races, along with the New Zealand Cup, held in New Zealand each year for the highest grade (Open class) pacers. It is a Group 1 championship race and has been won by many of the champion pacers in New Zealand. Cup History For most of its history the Auckland Cup has been raced in December, however at times it has been moved to other calendar dates such as: * March, from 2006 until 2015, when it formed part of Auckland Cup Week, a carnival which includes feature Thoroughbred and greyhound racing. As well as the March 2015 race (won by Christen Me) there was a second 2015 Auckland Cup raced in December (Have Faith In Me). Neither Christen Me or Have Faith In Me competed in the other race that year. * January, in 1987 when won by Master Mood over 2,700m. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chokin
Chokin is a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse who was notable in winning the New Zealand Trotting Cup, which is New Zealand's most prestigious horse race. Chokin is also one of the few horses to have won Harold Park Paceway's prestigious Miracle Mile Pace twice. During his 2-year-old season in 1990/91 Chokin was sold to the Pacers Australia syndicate for about $200,000 and changed trainer from Brian Hughes to Roy and Barry Purdon.Death of an Icon www.harnessnet.com He had won 4 of 5 races before the sale. For his new owners he won the Sires Stakes Final by 4 ½ lengths in 1:56.5 which was a national record for his age. He also won the Two Year Old Championship over 2200 metres by 3 ½ lengths, again in national record time despite a rain affected track. He won 7 of 8 starts in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
